Friday 15 December 2017

Nativityyyyyyyyyyyy

Hello everybody!
You'll be pleased to hear it's a super quick blog today. I know you'll only have eyes for the nativity pictures so I'll keep it short and sweet.
Many thanks to the parents who had to provide outfits, those who helped their children remember their lines and apologies to those of you who had to endure hearing the songs sung repeatedly at home (you weren't the only ones, Mr Lewis has commented on me ee aw-ing and noisy nativity-ing my way around the house for the past week)
Now the nativity is over and there is just one more week left (yeayyyyy) we will be filling the children's days with lots and lots of Christmas activities, be prepared for glitter encrusted children!

Until next week
ee awwww

Miss Latham and Mrs Lewis









A few more pics from this & last week...





Friday 8 December 2017

Christmas madness!

Hello everybody!
As I hang my head in shame I have to announce that I am afraid there isn't a great deal of news to pass on this week and I am also afraid there aren't many pictures either.. What a poor do!
The Christmas madness has descended upon the reception year group and the week has flown by in a flurry of Elf Run's, Christmas cards, calendars, baubles, letters to Father Christmas and of course *trumpets sound* THE CHRISTMAS PLAY REHEARSALS!!!!!!!
We have all been practicing our lines... being in our places... our musical instrument playing.. how to hold props without taking our friends eyes out/maiming someone.. (and that's just the teachers and teaching assistants) you'll be pleased to know we are all doing very well (despite me being caught dancing in the wings)
We had a dress rehearsal today which was a great success! I realllllly wanted to sneak some pics to show you but I decided to keep you all in suspense until the big day.
I have to say there are a couple of outfits still to come in so if you've had a letter but haven't sent something in yet could you please (pretty please) bring it in on Monday as we have our FIRST SHOW to the school.. (So exciting!) Also, if your child has any lines could you please run through them again so they can confidently say them in a BIG CLEAR VOICE. They are all doing very well but it never harms to squeeze a few more attempts in.
Thaaaaank youuuuu

I think that's about it for now, I hope to see you all at the play (I'll be the one trying not to get caught dancing about in the wings)

Until next time...
Miss Latham and Mrs Lewis






Saturday 2 December 2017

Invasion of the big people, building, band making and a whole heap of glitter

Hello again to you all!
Apologies for posting this a little late, I've been very busy trying to remove glitter for the past few hours and now I've swapped a glittery classroom for a house that is rapidly filling with Christmas tree needles. Both of which have a habit of spreading about and hiding so I'll probably still be finding them all over the place in January!
Anyway, enough of the excuses and moaning! Here is an insight into another week of the craziness (sorry, I mean 'organised learning experiences') that is class RL....

The week started off with a normal feel to it, lots of phonics, number work and general classroom activities. There was A LOT of building going on this week, both individual and group and a day filled with a flash craze of band making (thankfully for us it was not the noisy sort, it was the wearing variety)
Then Christmas play rehearsals took place (and are still on going) which started the Christmas excitement building...
Then the rail for the costumes was put in place. The excitement built even more...
Then the resources for the Christmas themed activity day started coming out. The excitement ramped up a level...
Then. The children came in on Friday to find a winter wonderland cave and the excitement reached fever pitch!
THEN THE GROWN UPS ARRIVED AND FILLED THE CLASSROOM WITH GLITTER!

Thank you to those who could make it, it was a fun day with lots of things going on both inside and out and I hope you enjoyed yourselves, the children certainly did. Don't worry to those who could not make it, I'm sure there will be other things throughout the school year you'll be able to come and join in with :)

SO, enough of my waffle and here's what you really want to see...... The pictures!

Until next week...

Miss Latham and Mrs Lewis










What a wonderful class

For the last time... hello everybody! It is usually at the start of a blog I say something like 'oo hasn't this week gone by quickly...